Patents by Inventor Hironori Tsukamoto

Hironori Tsukamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11022263
    Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle includes a light source. The light source includes: a substrate; a light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor. The phosphor through which light exiting from a light emitting surface penetrates. The phosphor includes an exiting surface through which the light from the light emitting surface penetrates and exits. A first direction of the exiting surface corresponds to a height direction of a light distribution pattern by the light exiting from the exiting surface, and a second direction of the exiting surface corresponds to a spread in a lateral direction of the light distribution pattern. A dimension in the first direction of the exiting surface is smaller than a dimension in the second direction of the exiting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Tsukamoto, Kazutoshi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10791605
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a drive circuit; a first light source; a second light source; and a switching circuit configured to receive a switching signal for indicating switching between a first function and a second function, and to control a first switch and a second switch such that the first switch is in an on state and the second switch is in an off state while the first function is indicated, the first switch is in an off state and the second switch is in an on state while the second function is indicated, and both the first switch and the second switch are in the on states at a time of switching between the first function and the second function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20200187329
    Abstract: A lamp module includes a drive circuit; a first light source; a second light source; and a switching circuit configured to receive a switching signal for indicating switching between a first function and a second function, and to control a first switch and a second switch such that the first switch is in an on state and the second switch is in an off state while the first function is indicated, the first switch is in an off state and the second switch is in an on state while the second function is indicated, and both the first switch and the second switch are in the on states at a time of switching between the first function and the second function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20200003380
    Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle includes a light source. The light source includes: a substrate; a light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor. The phosphor through which light exiting from a light emitting surface penetrates. The phosphor includes an exiting surface through which the light from the light emitting surface penetrates and exits. A first direction of the exiting surface corresponds to a height direction of a light distribution pattern by the light exiting from the exiting surface, and a second direction of the exiting surface corresponds to a spread in a lateral direction of the light distribution pattern. A dimension in the first direction of the exiting surface is smaller than a dimension in the second direction of the exiting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori TSUKAMOTO, Kazutoshi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10462858
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a planar light-emitting structure having a substrate on which an organic EL emission element is provided, a framing member that fixes the planar light-emitting structure inside a vehicle-lamp light cabinet, and an elastic member that is interposed between the planar light-emitting structure and the framing member and that fixes the planar light-emitting structure by its biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Shido, Yukihiro Onoda, Toru Ito, Yoshiro Ito, Haruhiko Iyoda, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10337688
    Abstract: A planar light emitting body 6 configured to emit a first illumination light, and a semiconductor light emitting element 7 configured to emit light toward the planar light emitting body 6 are disposed in a lamp chamber 5 defined by a lamp housing 2 having an opening and a cover 3 that covers the opening. The planar light emitting body 6 includes a transmitting layer through which light is caused to pass, and a control layer configured to irradiate light as a second illumination light by controlling a travelling direction of the light that is emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 7 and passes through the transmitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryujiro Ikuta, Yukihiro Onoda, Kunio Fukai, Masaya Shido, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20180270921
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a planar light-emitting structure having a substrate on which an organic EL emission element is provided, a framing member that fixes the planar light-emitting structure inside a vehicle-lamp light cabinet, and an elastic member that is interposed between the planar light-emitting structure and the framing member and that fixes the planar light-emitting structure by its biasing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Masaya SHIDO, Yukihiro ONODA, Toru ITO, Yoshiro ITO, Haruhiko IYODA, Hironori TSUKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9976468
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which the weight of a top plate of an aftertreatment device mount is reduced without reducing the rigidity of the top plate. In a construction machine where a vehicle body frame for mounting an engine is equipped with an aftertreatment device mount for supporting an exhaust gas aftertreatment device, a mount top plate of the aftertreatment device mount includes a support on which the exhaust gas aftertreatment device is placed, a pair of outer walls extending parallel, a groove portion parallel to the outer walls, a connecting portion provided on the support, and an upper reinforcing member orthogonal to the groove portion at a position of the connecting portion. The upper reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing portion for reinforcing the connecting portion and a second reinforcing portion to be fitted in the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Tsukamoto, Kazuki Shinamura, Masafumi Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20180066564
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which the weight of a top plate of an aftertreatment device mount is reduced without reducing the rigidity of the top plate. In a construction machine where a vehicle body frame for mounting an engine is equipped with an aftertreatment device mount for supporting an exhaust gas aftertreatment device, a mount top plate of the aftertreatment device mount includes a support on which the exhaust gas aftertreatment device is placed, a pair of outer walls extending parallel, a groove portion parallel to the outer walls, a connecting portion provided on the support, and an upper reinforcing member orthogonal to the groove portion at a position of the connecting portion. The upper reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing portion for reinforcing the connecting portion and a second reinforcing portion to be fitted in the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori TSUKAMOTO, Kazuki Shinamura, Masafumi Yoneda
  • Patent number: 9752759
    Abstract: A lamp unit has an organic EL panel in which an organic EL light emission portion is formed on a substrate, the organic EL panel being flexible, and a frame that fixes the light emission device so as to cover a light emission area of the organic EL, panel. The frame has a window or a transparent portion at least in a part of a portion, overlapping the light emission area, of the frame. The frame is formed with recess portions at both ends thereof to house both end portions of the organic EL panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Haruhiko Iyoda, Hironori Tsukamoto, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito, Yukihiro Onoda
  • Patent number: 9723686
    Abstract: A light emission device includes an organic EL panel and a molding resin. In the organic EL panel, an organic EL light emission portion is formed on a substrate. The organic EL panel is flexible. The molding resin shapes the organic EL panel so that the organic EL panel is in a curved state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Haruhiko Iyoda, Hironori Tsukamoto, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito, Yukihiro Onoda
  • Publication number: 20160320027
    Abstract: A lamp unit has an organic EL panel in which an organic EL light emission portion is formed on a substrate, the organic EL panel being flexible, and a frame that fixes the light emission device so as to cover a light emission area of the organic EL, panel. The frame has a window or a transparent portion at least in a part of a portion, overlapping the light emission area, of the frame. The frame is formed with recess portions at both ends thereof to house both end portions of the organic EL panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Haruhiko Iyoda, Hironori Tsukamoto, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito, Yukihiro Onoda
  • Publication number: 20160290586
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a planar light-emitting structure having a substrate on which an organic EL emission element is provided, a framing member that fixes the planar light-emitting structure inside a vehicle-lamp light cabinet, and an elastic member that is interposed between the planar light-emitting structure and the framing member and that fixes the planar light-emitting structure by its biasing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Masaya SHIDO, Yukihiro ONODA, Toru ITO, Yoshiro ITO, Haruhiko IYODA, Hironori TSUKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9428882
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine having a central foothold and a maintenance access passage with high safety. The construction machine includes an upper slewing body including: an upper frame, an engine compartment, a cabin on a right or left region of the upper frame, a central foothold immediately forward of the engine compartment and on a central region of the upper frame widthwise of the upper frame, and a maintenance access passage extending rearward while elevated to guide a worker from the ground forward of the upper frame to the central foothold on a side opposite to the cabin. Widthwise of the upper frame, an inward edge of an upper end portion of the maintenance access passage is located inward of one edge of the central foothold, to thereby form a transit zone between the maintenance access passage and the central foothold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Murakami, Hironori Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Noda
  • Publication number: 20160153637
    Abstract: A marker lamp mounted on a vehicle includes a light source unit (7) including an organic EL element (10). The light source unit (7) includes a first light emitting part (12a) for emitting red light of a first wavelength band and a second light emitting part (12b) for emitting red light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: D759127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Higuchi, Masaaki Murakami, Jumpei Yokota, Daisuke Mochizuki, Hironori Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Noda, Hiroshi Kanamaru, Kaoru Adachi
  • Patent number: D778962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Higuchi, Masaaki Murakami, Jumpei Yokota, Daisuke Mochizuki, Hironori Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Noda, Hiroshi Kanamaru, Kaoru Adachi
  • Patent number: D896286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Tsukamoto, Shintaro Sakitani, Hirokazu Imashige, Toshiro Ueta, Hiroaki Nishimoto, Kenichi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: D899469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Tsukamoto, Shintaro Sakitani, Hirokazu Imashige, Toshiro Ueta, Hiroaki Nishimoto, Kenichi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: D955443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Tsukamoto, Tetsumi Fukumoto, Satoshi Goto, Takashi Tazoe